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David Wasserman of the U.Va Center for Politics joins Coy Barefoot on WINA’s Charlottesville–Right Now to discuss his new position at the Cook Political Report. He and Coy also talk about the upcoming state elections in Virginia, as well as next year’s Congressional races.G,V Will Senator John Warner run for another term? Wasserman weighs in with his opinion.
Attorney General Bob McDonnell joins Coy Barefoot on WINA’s Charlottesville–Right Now to discuss the legacy of the late Reverend Jerry Falwell, the role of religion in American politics, the unveiling of McDonnell’s new Wall of Honor, McDonnell’s feud with New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, and the Virginia Tech Review Panel.
Author Stephen Marshall’s new book is called Wolves in Sheep’s Clothing: The New Liberal Menace in America. Marshall is one of the founders of the Guerilla News Network. He joined Coy Barefoot on WINA’s Charlottesville–Right Now to talk about the death of “the Left” in America.
Lt. Governor Bill Bolling joins Coy Barefoot on WINA’s Charlottesville Right Now to talk about the political legacy of the late Reverend Jerry Falwell and his website “100 Ideas for the Future.”
U.Va Astronomer Ed Murphy joins Coy Barefoot on WINA’s Charlottesville–Right Now for an update on space news. In this installment, the problem of space junk, a June 4th fly-by of the International Space Station, and famous meteor impacts.
Shaun Kenney is the director of communications for the Republican Party of Virginia, and a frequent guest on WINA’s Charlottesville–Right Now with Coy Barefoot. This week the talk begins with a discussion of King’s Dominion before getting right into the thick of the things. President Bush recently came to Virginia and raised $630,000 for Republican candidates in the Commonwealth. On June 2nd, the former Tennessee Senator Fred Thompson will be the keynote speaker for the Virginia GOP’s annual gala. Thompson is an undeclared candidate for the Republican nomination for president. Shaun and Coy also talk about the state of political blogging in Virginia and negative campaigns in local races.
Bob Gibson of the Charlottesville Daily Progress stops by WINA’s studios on Rose Hill Drive every Monday to talk with Coy Barefoot about local politics. Today’s topic concentrates on the possibility of a merger between Charlottesville and Albemarle County. Bob recently wrote an article which suggested more study of the idea is needed.
Local author and historian Rick Britton joins Coy Barefoot on WINA’s Charlottesville–Right Now with another quiz. Rick is the editor of the Magazine of Albemarle County History. This year’s lead article is about 4.500 captured prisoners of war who were quartered in Charlottesville during the Revolutionary War. Rick wanted listeners to identify one of two place names in the area that come from the names of men who were kept here.
On the morning of Memorial Day, May 27, 1968, dozens of family members of the crew of the USS Scorpion gathered at Pier 22 at the Norfolk Naval Station awaiting the 1pm arrival of the submarine returning from a routine three-month deployment to the Mediterranean. The families waited for hours in the wind and rain clutching umbrellas and comforting shivering children. But unbeknownst to them, the Scorpion had sunk five days earlier, killing all ninety-nine men onboard.
What veteran military reporter Ed Offley has found out decades later is that the Navy already knew the Scorpion’s fate on that morning but hid the facts from family members, the press, and the public. To this day, family members and the public remain in the dark about what one American admiral has called “one of the greatest unsolved sea mysteries of our era.”
Ed Offley is a Military Reporter for The News Herald in Panama City, Florida. He is a graduate of the University of Virginia (’69) and served in the U.S. Navy in Vietnam. His new book is Scorpion DownGuv,!vDjkjSunk by the Soviets, Buried by the Pentagon: The Untold Story of the USS Scorpion.
Brian Wheeler of Charlottesville Tomorrow joins Coy Barefoot on WINA’s Charlottesville Right Now to discuss growth and development issues in the region. On tap this week, the latest on races for open seats on the Charlottesville City Council and Albemarle Board of Supervisors, as well as an explanation of what by-right development means. The future of Biscuit Run is on the minds of many callers, and Brian gives a thorough update. Also, don’t miss the speed-round!
Logan Coleman, daughter of Jonathan Coleman, joins Coy Barefoot on WINA’s Charlottesville–Right Now to describe how she’s helping to raise awareness for the crisis in Darfur, Sudan.
“Since 2003, millions of people have been driven from their homes in Darfur by the government-backed militia,” says Coleman. “Innocent have been raped and killed, and people need to be aware.”
Coleman says she’s raising money for the cause by selling lemonade, and suggests others can take similar steps.
Nature sound expert Lang Elliot joins Coy Barefoot to describe The Songs of Insects on WINA’s Charlottesville–Right Now. This book, co-written by Wil Hershberger explains what katydids, crickets and seventy-five other kinds of bugs mean when they chirp, and includes a companion CD.